The War Memorial installed...
STRADBROKE WAR MEMORIAL DETAILS
Memorial type - Cross
District - Mid Suffolk
Town - Stradbroke
County - Suffolk
Country - England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945), Afghanistan (2001-2014)
Maker - Mr Frank D Howard, Mrs Upcher
Ceremony
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Unveiled
Date: 30 July 1922
Attended by: Col. Lord Henniker RT. Hon -
Dedicated
Date: 30 July 1922
Attended by: Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich
WM Reference - 4658
Description - Square plinth surmounted by a tapered shaft and a small Celtic cross on top.
Inscription
Plinth (6 o'clock face): ERECTED IN MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF THIS PARISH/ WHO FOUGHT AND DIED/ FOR KING, COUNTRY, LIBERTY/ AND JUSTICE/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1918/ GREATER LOVE HATH NO/ MAN THAN THIS/ THAT A MAN LAY DOWN/ HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIEND/ JOHN XV 13 Plinth (3 and 9 o'clock faces): (Names) Base of the cross (6 o'clock)
Components
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Memorial
Measurements: depth 788mm base, height 3353mm, width 788mm base
Materials: Granite - Aberdeen
